Hand-Knotted Wool Nain Persian Rug, 86 × 404 cm

Overview

This Nain comes from Iran and measures 86 × 404 cm. The covered area is about 3.47 m² (2.8' × 13.3'). Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Format and use

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as Weiß / beige. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.